Tell me if this sounds familiar: Why are there smudges on the screen? Is the picture supposed to be that dark? Does it sound like one of the speakers is out?
After more than a century, the core of the exhibition business remains unchanged: People go to a building where they buy a ticket to sit in a room with the lights off and watch a movie projected on an oversized screen. Until recently, improvements were analog and incremental. Today, technology creates the potential for near-constant improvement for the moviegoing experience — Lasers! 3-D! Chairs that move!
However, every leap forward also means a prohibitive expense for theater owners who may be already struggling with the status quo.
“Every one of us has to decide, how much capital can we throw at this problem, the problem being modernizing,” Tim Handren, CEO of Santikos Theaters in San Antonio told IndieWire. “You can...
After more than a century, the core of the exhibition business remains unchanged: People go to a building where they buy a ticket to sit in a room with the lights off and watch a movie projected on an oversized screen. Until recently, improvements were analog and incremental. Today, technology creates the potential for near-constant improvement for the moviegoing experience — Lasers! 3-D! Chairs that move!
However, every leap forward also means a prohibitive expense for theater owners who may be already struggling with the status quo.
“Every one of us has to decide, how much capital can we throw at this problem, the problem being modernizing,” Tim Handren, CEO of Santikos Theaters in San Antonio told IndieWire. “You can...
- 5/8/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
What would a movie theater be without popcorn? We may find out this summer, as tightening supply and other issues in the chain are making it tough for cinemas to keep popcorn and other concession supplies stocked, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
“Popcorn supply will be tight,” Norm Krug, CEO of supplier Preferred Popcorn, said at CinemaCon, according to the Journal. He said he’s having to pay some of his 150 farmers more than usual to keep them from switching to less fussy crops like soybeans.
And even if cinemas get enough popcorn, finding something to put them in is its own challenge: Neely Shiefelbein, sales director for concession-supply company Goldenlink North America, said there’s a shortage of the sheen linings that keep popcorn bags from leaking and seeping. She told the Journal that some chains are going with more expensive metal or plastic containers.
“At the end of the day,...
“Popcorn supply will be tight,” Norm Krug, CEO of supplier Preferred Popcorn, said at CinemaCon, according to the Journal. He said he’s having to pay some of his 150 farmers more than usual to keep them from switching to less fussy crops like soybeans.
And even if cinemas get enough popcorn, finding something to put them in is its own challenge: Neely Shiefelbein, sales director for concession-supply company Goldenlink North America, said there’s a shortage of the sheen linings that keep popcorn bags from leaking and seeping. She told the Journal that some chains are going with more expensive metal or plastic containers.
“At the end of the day,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
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